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Big Blue Brew 5/21: Mingione Coach of the Year
Baseball head coach Nick Mingione was named SEC Coach of the Year.
Big Blue Brew Crew
May 21, 2024
π΅ The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics
Good Morning. Donβt miss out on celebrating a historic season with the baseball team. Get your SEC Champions gear here.
What else are we mixing in todayβs Brew?
βΎοΈ Mingione earns SEC award
π£ 2 awards for stunt
π΅ And much, much more!
π STOCK UP
πΌ CoTY CAT. The Southeastern Conference named Nick Mingione Coach of the Year. This is the second time in his eight seasons as head coach that he has won the award, the last time being in 2017. Mingione led the team to a school-record 22 SEC victories and 11 SEC road wins this season. The Cats had its best start to conference play in school history, going 15-1.
πΌ Flipping Fantastic. The stunt team was honored with two awards. Head coach Blair Bergmann was named the 2024 College Stunt Coaches Association Coach of the Year. This is his third year as head coach at Kentucky. He helped the Cats go 19-8, setting a new school record for wins in a season. Emma Green was named 2024 Tumbling Specialist of the Year.
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He moves on to round 2β£ tomorrow!
Baadi (UK) def. Heck (Ill.): 6-1, 6-2
#WeAreUK π΅βͺοΈ
β Kentucky Men's Tennis (@UKMensTennis)
11:50 PM β’ May 20, 2024
πΌ Moving On. Taha Baadi won his match against Hunder Heck in the NCAA Singles Championship- Round of 64. He will play in round two today!
Coach Radvile Autukaite started as a GA with @CoachBrooksUK at Virginia Tech, now a Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator for @KentuckyWBB
@CoachRad_ spoke with @MichelleKnezov on how important loyalty is and what it has been like to work with such a tight-knit staff
β UK Sports Network (@UKSportsNetwork)
6:39 PM β’ May 20, 2024
πΌ Listen Up. Hear from womenβs basketball assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Radvile Autukaite speak with Michelle Knezovic about the staff she works with above.
π€ BIG BLUE TRIVIA
Guess Who. The NBA named a former Wildcat to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. This athlete was the No. 10 overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft. He currently plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Got a guess? Check below for the answer!
π΅ ONE BIG THING
New Member. The menβs golf team has a new member for the 2024-25 season. Jack Schoenberger is from Milton, Ga., and recently played at Belmont. He posted a 70.5 scoring average this past season and finished in the top 20 in all 10 of his starts. Schoenberger was named an All-Missouri Valley Conference honoree in 2023-24.
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π THE WEEK AHEAD
Tuesday, May 21
πΎ Tennis at NCAA Singles/Doubles Championships (Stillwater, Okla.)
Wednesday, May 22
π Volleyball at Senri Kinran University @ TBA
βΎοΈ Baseball vs. Georgia/LSU @ 10:30am (SEC Tournament - Hoover, Ala.) | Bracket | Live Stats | Watch
π Track and Field NCAA East First Rounds | Meet Info | Schedule | Live Results | Tickets
Thursday, May 23
π Volleyball at Senri Kinran University @ TBA
βΎοΈ Baseball at SEC Tournament @ TBD (Hoover, Ala.)
π Track and Field NCAA East First Rounds | Meet Info | Schedule | Live Results | Tickets
Friday, May 24
π Track and Field NCAA East First Rounds | Meet Info | Schedule | Live Results | Tickets
Saturday, May 25
π Track and Field NCAA East First Rounds | Meet Info | Schedule | Live Results | Tickets
π TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: Cason Wallace!
π΅ Have a good Tuesday!
